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Hopefully, increasing numbers of Christians will be on the right side of this battle for human rights. It takes a contortionist of biblical proportions (intellectual integrity be damned) to use scripture to rationalize the denial of marriage equality to LBGTs. Because I believe in progress, I believe LBGTs will be granted marriage equality, then we can move on to things like hunger, poverty, torture, domestic violence, slavery etc. Check out this new book: . http://stores.lulu.com/radical_disciple It may be as crazy as using the Bible against equality, but open eyes are always welcome in Bible readers, right?

Me three. If it wasn't so ominous, I'd find a good bit of humor in the conservative/fundamentalist labels of late. "Patriot Act", "Defense of Marriage Act", "Intelligent Design" and such like are absolutely morbidly obese with irony...

I can't either. If you ever figure it out, let me know.

It's not so easy to discuss these kinds of things as it is to present the ideas for the discussion! There are way to many "what if's". Who really knows what's truly in the heart of a man (or woman)? And I have to tell you, in some matters, a person's heart can change! (Well, at least mine has). If someone has done a murder and subsequently has changed to the extent that it's likely to never happen again....what is the purpose of imprisonment? Those things listed above, deterrent, punishment....why? Just because you can? If they are withheld, I think it's called mercy. Grace and mercy has been given to us bountifully. When we can, shouldn't we also pass it on?